Replenishment planning with multi-step replenishment allows you to calculate the requirements for a header article of a structured article based on the requirements for the relevant components. If you run replenishment planning with multi-step replenishment for the components and the components are not listed individually, the component requirements are converted into a header article requirement.

• You cannot list components individually for relevant stores but only as components of structured articles. If components are listed individually, they are also procured individually.

• You also have to maintain the replenishment data for each component in the article master.

• You must enter a universal availability indicator for multi-step replenishment in the logistics data for header articles and related components.

If you want to maintain the master data for a prepack and run replenishment planning for components, you must follow the sequence listed below:

1. Create a generic article (with variants)

Maintain the suitable replenishment data that is to be copied later in the logistics data of the generic article at reference site level.

Enter the availability indicator ND in the logistics data at reference site level so that replenishment planning is not carried out for that article.

2. Create a bill of materials for a prepack, based on the generic article.
3. List the prepack.